I first came upon the steampunk aesthetic when one of our friends had his iPhone steampunked in 2008. I was immediately smitten with the idea of combining the past and the future, where Steam/Industrial Science meets romance/Marie Antoinette (more coming … Continue reading →

As I am the queen of lace in my tiny kingdom, the word ‘laceophile’ suits me. To other laceophiles out there who might be reading this blog, you’ll love the article by Rosie Swash and Imogen Fox that appeared in … Continue reading →

Sisters...

One had a French father, the other an English mother (raised in a French convent). The one with the English mother adored lace. She would hide in the attic at her father’s chateau, and rummage through boxes and trunks of the finest french lace... Continue reading →